Castle
Torres de Oeste
Oeste · Catoira · Pontevedra
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The Oeste Towers (Galician and Spanish: Torres de Oeste) are the ruins of a medieval castle in Catoira, Galicia, Spain, located at the head of the Ría de Arousa, in the river Ulla estuary. The towers remaining today are the ruins of Castellum Honesti, and played an important role in the defense of Santiago de Compostela from Viking attacks. In 1931 they were declared a national monument. Each summer, the first Sunday of August, a celebration recalls the repulse of a Viking invasion.
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Facts
What it is Defensive fortification
Elevation here ≈ 3 m · Terrain Tiles
Nearest town Rianxo, 8.2 km away
Way of St James Camiño Portugués Variante Espiritual, 162 m away
People in the municipality 3,275 (2025) · IGE
Getting there by bus
- Catoira (cruzamento)394 m awaySantiago E.I.-Leiro-Rianxo-Boiro · Santiago E.I.-Leiro-Rianxo-Ribeira E.A.
- Rúa da estación440 m awayCoaxe-Vilagarcía E.A. · Dimo (igrexa)-Vilagarcía E.A. · Dimo (igrexa)-Campanario-Vilagarcía E.A
- A Baiuca (Rianxo cruzamen443 m awayCoaxe-Vilagarcía E.A. · Dimo (igrexa)-Vilagarcía E.A. · Dimo (igrexa)-Campanario-Vilagarcía E.A
Stops on the regional public transport network. A stop being there does not mean a bus runs today: the lines are sorted by how many services they run, and the timetables are on bus.gal ↗.
